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MacColl, Gail, 1954-

To marry an English Lord / by Gail MacColl and Carol McD. Wallace ; [illustrations by David Cain]. - New York : Workman Pub., c2012. - x, 403 p. : ill., maps, ports. ; 23 cm.

"Tales of wealth and marriage, sex and snobbery"--Cover.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 367-370) and index.

Read about a unique set of American women cutting a swarth through stodgy 19th century British aristocracy. The book covers not just who they were but the lows and the triumphs of their inter-continental marriages. Also included are many fascinating details on how they dressed and what they had to go through.

ISBN: 9780761171959 0761171959

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Upper class--History--New York (State)--New York--19th century.
Nobility--History--England--19th century.
Marriage--History--England--19th century.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
New York (N.Y.)--Social life and customs.
England--Social life and customs--19th century.
United States--Social life and customs--1865-1918.

Dewey Class. No.: 392.5/086/210942 974.71 / MacColl 2012